The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) has announced that Dr. Surendranath Suman has been selected as the 2019 AMSA International Lectureship Award winner. The International Lectureship Award is sponsored by PIC and was established to honor an individual for internationally recognized contributions to the field of meat science and technology. Dr. Suman will be honored at the AMSA 72nd Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) during the “Applied and Omic Approaches to Fresh Meat Quality Defects” concurrent session on Monday, June 24, 2019 in Fort Collins, CO. The AMSA 2019 RMC is co-hosted by Colorado State University and JBS USA Food Company.
Dr. Suman is a Professor of Meat Science at the Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky. His presentation will focus on “A Global Perspective on Muscle-Specific Color Stability in Fresh Meats.” Color stability of fresh meat is highly influenced by muscle source and species. Through extensive international collaborations, Dr. Suman’s research program investigates fresh meat color phenomena in ruminants in four continents (i.e., Asia, Africa, North America, and South America). This presentation will focus on fundamental as well as applied aspects of muscle-dependent variations in color and oxidative stabilities of fresh meat from Bos taurus cattle (United States), Bos indicus cattle (Brazil), game animals (South Africa), and yak (China).